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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he is expects Mathieu Debuchy, Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby to all be fit for the Gunners' Premier League match at Burnley on Saturday.
Diaby, Wilshere and Arteta all came through an Under-21s match on Tuesday night.
Wilshere has not played in the Premier League since being injured in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 22 November.
The French midfielder Diaby has made just one appearance for the Gunners this season, playing 67 minutes in the Capital One Cup defeat by Southampton in September. But his injury curse has continued this season.
"[Diaby, Arteta and Wilshere] came through the game on Tuesday well. They were at a good level physically and they should all be available from now on until the end of the season hopefully."
On Debuchy, who has not played since January after having surgery on a broke ankle and did not feature in Tuesday's U-21 tie, Wenger said: "Debuchy is alright. I can only play three players over 21 [in the under-21 league] so he is physically fit and ready. He lacks a bit of a competitive edge but overall he has no medical problems."
Wenger also confirmed, however, that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still out for "at least two weeks". The England midfielder injured his hamstring in the FA Cup win at Manchester United last month.
On defender Laurent Kosicielny, who was taken off at half-time during Arsenal's 4-1 win at Liverpool on Saturday, Wenger revealed:
"It’s a thigh problem, a little hip problem linked with the thigh. He will have a test today to see how far we can go with him. He had a scan yesterday and that looks quite good. The real test will be outside today."
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